AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42" A' g) }2 G* K, c6 [+ U2 p
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# A1 k6 Q) s* SEstimated time to target is 28 minutes7 d4 s) V, l+ w7 c; g( j+ z* s
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Japanese aircraft3 U& A) c' Q3 S# `
G4M1 Betty x 10* f) _- P; |0 X& t$ ^7 g
" ?7 K2 ~+ B, N5 m1 \- A; jAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) {! V! I, b# o7 f/ B Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
. ~# k6 }/ S: k( F$ ?0 W P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
0 _; o, v1 C- L; R! t3 L6 G P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground3 e+ V; B: Y5 q* d. C
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 2. n0 s' M3 t+ ~2 v/ P+ S
Runway hits 11
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2 z% n* E! }- M6 @2 f( v7 FNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - l0 y8 e6 ^7 J g: U
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ h$ i8 E% _, ^. oEstimated time to target is 17 minutes7 e" C9 n; e( V. W% s5 M8 k
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft B* A. P, D+ G& X
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* }2 o! X I" U0 W' C3 A
Catalina I: 1 damaged
" M" I% j- n+ |$ f, G Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
3 p6 t( U3 f6 ^% [0 Z Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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. F8 ?2 K* ]4 N, o. MAirbase hits 37 ?/ p% T1 g$ |- j5 g3 U1 |- E
Runway hits 16 D' I T7 m9 H* c' @
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# x- g& G2 J: B+ V: g) N' ^8 a' GNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft1 X9 ? f/ b7 q5 j
no flights
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p) h: F( i p) w7 IAllied aircraft losses
. y5 Q) v: L* F. z( ~* C Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged) D* r, _ ]6 f' f2 ^1 O0 Y- Z: h( s
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kinugasa$ a5 ~8 D) v7 m2 T
CA Aoba6 ^. y. T+ b8 M, T& [/ I
CA Chokai
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CL Tatsuta" Y t o2 u( h4 H$ r+ Y
CL Tenryu+ s* P. C( q9 G" g9 A
8 V, o# x# v; k" ZAllied ground losses:8 h" X3 m! T+ ?6 B$ O* q( g6 z
57 casualties reported5 e8 N* O$ k& q# ~% y9 p. X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled I ^7 K% k7 _! X. w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3$ K1 @( f/ x8 L, M
Airbase supply hits 5, T% q8 F# T7 F' _8 f2 D4 r/ i
Runway hits 10
! }$ j, X0 M3 m8 |6 {; t7 ]Port hits 18+ @! k, F9 {& j+ O2 d* [. u
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; I, h9 M& k" R- Y1 o4 [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; y7 m" G$ y- S# u4 z3 h
9 r; z) Q, e3 k% jRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ c% W+ {% P# AEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses* W, W9 X+ W$ w- n+ P
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |